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SAN BERNARDINO gneiss from the homonymous pass in the Swiss Alps at 1,950 m above sea level
FROM OUR ARCHIVE: ARCHITECTURE
Gravel yards: „petrification“ of green areas with the help of gravel – or: when front yards are covered in stone (2018)
FROM OUR ARCHIVE: STONE STORIES
Dante’s Devine Comedy: Stone as a symbol for hardship and damnation (2015)
FROM OUR ARCHIVE: DESIGN
Focus on marketable products: 6th Design Competition of the Turkish Natural Stone Trade Organization IMIB (2018)
FROM OUR ARCHIVE: MARKETING/MARKETS
Peter’s Corner: 2020 brought the natural stone sector an increased demand from private customers despite the Covid-19 crisis
FROM OUR ARCHIVE: ART
“Axis Mundi“ by Nicolas Bertoux: a Christmas tree made of tools that were used in marble quarries (2021)
OUR PARTNERS REPORT
“Solidity, Place, and Character: Why TWTBA (Billie Tsien and Tod Williams architects) uses natural stone“ is a the title of a report
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WEIBERNER TUFF, light gray and brown volcanic stone from the Eifel mountains near Cologne in Germany, a very light and very porous building material used since ancient times
VALTURA, a light beige to gray limestone with a timeless appearance, quarried by Croatian company Kamen d.d. Pazin on the Istrian peninsula
MENDIGER BASALTLAVA, a dark gray and bluish volcanic stone from the Eifel mountains near Cologne in Germany, known as a building material for centuries
GREEN STAR super-exotic quartzite from Brasil, most suitable for sophisticated or exclusive projects, quarried by Vitoria Stone company
CALACATA MATARAZZO, a white dolomite marble with a golden glimmer and strong acid resistance, quarried by M. Moulão company in the state of Paraná, Southern Brazil
PIMAR CORAL, a limestone highly absorbent and suitable for rustic flooring or walling and external covering, quarried by Pimar Company
White Brazilian marble ZERMATT with gray and light brown veins plus outstanding resistance, quarried by Vermont Mineração company in the state of Ceará
MOCA CREME PERLINA, a noble and elegant limestone with fossils and millimeter to centimetric grayish spots, quarried in Central Portugal
Quartzite SPERANZA, very hard, resistant to acids, quarried by Granistone company in the Brazilian state of Ceará
FIOR DI PESCO CARNICO, a magnificent marble with a white or grey background and bright veins ideal for bookmatching, quarried by Italian Margraf company
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